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H.R. 3451: HELP Separated Children Act of 2019

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H.R. 3451: HELP Separated Children Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-24 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

HELP Separated Children Act of 2019

Plain summary

Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections for Separated Children Act of 2019 or the HELP Separated Children Act of 2019 This bill provides protections for children whose parent or caregiver has been detained for immigration enforcement purposes. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and entities cooperating with DHS on immigration enforcement shall determine as soon as possible whether a detained individual is a parent or caregiver of a child in the United States. Detained parents and caregivers shall (1) have the chance to make at least two phone calls to arrange for child care; and (2) receive contact information for child welfare agencies, family courts, consulates, attorneys, and other relevant entities. DHS shall not transfer the detained individual to another geographical area until child care arrangements have been made, absent extraordinary circumstances. DHS shall (1) permit detained individuals regular contact with their children, and (2) give detained individuals the opportunity to participate in all proceedings impacting custody of their children.

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Official text

HELP Separated Children Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · 57 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Dina Titus (D-NV), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Adam Smith (D-WA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Chris Pappas (D-NH), James A. Himes (D-CT), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3451 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116